International for Harvard...Just a Dream?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Bump!!! :D</p>

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<p>Honestly, I would say you are rejected at Harvard. There is too much competition out there already and being an international is definitely not in your favor. Clearly you have good grades and test scores, but nothing in your extracurricular section stands out.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks for your chance WongTongTong despite its negativity.</p>

<p>However, I would like to point out some fallacies in your statement. For example, Harvard places all applicants in the same pool regardless of if they’re international or domestic, so my international status affects my application in no way. Secondly, does my piano seriously not stand out (winning a competition with over 5k participants)? I guess my extracurriculars are kind of cliche, and I’m really banking on my essays and my background to set me apart.</p>

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<p>Woah. That’s pretty impressive. NGL I’m getting ideas for my own future!</p>

<p>Honestly I think being a rural student and doing so well, even internationally, will be a great thing for all the schools! I think you bring an unique, diverse perspective - a lot of international students from Asia I know who are applying are pretty rich and snotty. It’s true that your APs and extra-curriculars are pretty “typical” of Asian candidates which I think will be the one thing that could hurt you in terms of Ivy acceptance because of the over abundance of Asians applying. But I think top schools like a story best of all - and I think based on you having to start over at a new school and rising to the top, growing up rural and dealing with family matters, and trying new science ventures/competitions will look good. </p>

<p>Harvard, MIT, and John Hopkins are reaches just because they are such tough schools to get into in the first place and have too many Asian apps to begin with - I think you’d only academically place middleish percentile with them. I think MIT will like that you went out and did those competitions but remember they accept Intel Science comp winners and the likes! It’s great that you had a good interviewer, maybe that will give you a boost? I think your chances are pretty good with the others though. </p>

<p>What made you choose biomedical engineering by the way? I’m interested in biological engineering and environmental studies personally, but I think my parents who like it better if I did biomed.</p>

<p>If you have time please chance me!<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1071667-chance-me-looking-ivies-other-top-schools-environmental-studies.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1071667-chance-me-looking-ivies-other-top-schools-environmental-studies.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ Thanks for the thorough chance Zen.</p>

<p>I love biology+engineering and my grandpa’s death has made me passionate towards finding cures to help diseased ones, as represented by my experiments on protein biomarkers in my mom’s lab.</p>

<p>So… Biology + Engineering + Medicine = Biomedical Engineering :D</p>

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<p>Bump it up.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Sure thing man. Hey, chance me back yeah? :smiley: Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump!</p>

<p>Zenxan I’m so sorry haven’t chanced you back yet, I will do it tonight, just got done with SAT testing on Saturday and with rehearsals so I should have free time tonight.</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump, have I exhausted my chances?</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump</p>

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<p>Stop bumping, but absolutely solid Stats!!</p>